College Students in Maine Explore a New Take On an Ancient Jewish Ritual
Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville.
WHY WE’RE HERE
We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. When a synagogue in Maine needed water for a ceremonial Jewish bath, it drew on a fitting natural source, with the help of some friends.
Reporting from Waterville and Strong, Maine
Standing on a frozen pond in western Maine one Sunday…
